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Recent Examples of detainee
Immigrant advocates accuse immigration officials of detaining someone based on their race, carrying out warrantless arrests and denying detainees access to legal counsel at a holding facility in downtown Los Angeles.
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arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
Once complete, it is supposed to house up to 3,000 detainees a day at a cost of $450 million a year.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Newsweek has confirmed via the ICE detainee database that Lopez Garcia is being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Miranda's allegations echo other detainees' accounts.
—Hatzel Vela, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
Once complete, it is supposed to house up to 3,000 detainees a day at a cost of $450 million a year.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2025
Newsweek has confirmed via the ICE detainee database that Lopez Garcia is being held at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Miranda's allegations echo other detainees' accounts.
—Hatzel Vela, NBC news, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detainee
Noun
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According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Gadd is unable to speak about the case for legal reasons despite not being named as a defendant.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The Keefe Commissary Network and its parent company Keefe Group were defendants alongside Tarrant County.—
Cody Copeland
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Hundreds of arrestees have alleged beatings, torture and other ill-treatment by law enforcement, while opposition politicians have faced public assaults.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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In fact, the vast majority of arrestees in Los Angeles have no criminal records.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Editor's note: A previous version of this story's headline indicated that the suspect would walk free after the charges were dropped.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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When the suspect did not respond, deputies shot him with their duty weapons, the news release stated.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Above it all: This photo of a shark hunting fish off the coast of Long Island took top honors in the International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
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The fish will also serve as scaly ambassadors for Biosphere 2's many visitors (more than 3 million since 1991, according to the organization), who will weave through the desert landscape.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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But with this bill, Republicans are laying the groundwork to gut safeguards that stopped criminals from getting these deadly weapons.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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Recently, however, the technology has been used by criminals for purposes of sextortion.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Detainee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detainee. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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